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9780451226921 | New Amer Library, June 2, 2009, cover price $25.95

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The U.S. Marines' daring 1942 invasion of Makin Atoll is chronicled in full detail, from the role played by the president's son to the capture of Japanese documents to the aftermath of the battle to the unforeseen repercussions of the raid. By the author of The Siege at Hue. Reprint.

Hardcover:

9780891417446 | Hardcover with CD edition (Presidio Pr, June 1, 2001), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Describes the controversial assault of Mankin by 'Carlson's Raiders,' explaining that despite initial victory and hope, it intensified Japanese aggression and led to fortification of the Gilbert Islands.

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9780425190197 | Reprint edition (Berkley Pub Group, June 1, 2003), cover price $14.00 | About this edition: The U.

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